[Rawkkrawler]

First, I'm a Ford guy and my Cobra was purchased used and had an old Chevy 350 in it, pulled it imediatly and sourced a nice Ford engine.

But to pay some respect to Carroll himself, his vision was Cheverolet first.

From an old article, and seems to line up with what i remember..

Shelby made some discreet inquiries in Detroit about the possibility of putting Chevy motors in the Ace and going sports car racing, but, appealing as this might have sounded at first glance, the powers that were in the corporate halls of General Motors ultimately said no way, Jose. It seems they had their very own sports car -- the Corvette -- and they were not about to compete with themselves if they could help it. The godfather of the Corvette, Zora Arkus-Duntov, was reportedly one of the key players who was dead set against any such arrangement, though, as the years passed, he and Shelby developed a healthy respect for one another and, ultimately, a friendship.

So it was that Shelby made another round of inquiries, this time to Ford Motor Company.

I'm glad it worked out as it did, but I also keep an open mind to those that go a different path. We're all having fun after all aren't we?